origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
upper level; upper grade; high rank; advanced level; senior level; upper class
body; physical system; (the) person
considerable; decent; suitably; reasonably; one matter; one field
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
(not) at all; (not) by any means; (cannot) possibly; absolutely (not)
to look around; to survey
several times; a few times
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
to give up; to admit defeat; to throw in the towel
estimate; estimation; valuation; quotation
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; indulgent
to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)
in order; in turn; one by one
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
looking at from the corner of one's eye; sidelong glance; disregarding; ignoring; faceless ghost with an eye in its rump
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
stamp; seal; seal impression; seal; mudra (symbolic hand gesture); ninja hand sign
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
classification; categorization; sorting
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to go crazy; to become romantically or sexually involved (with someone)
first of all; at once; for now; for the time being; anyway; at least
to raise objections; to complain; (to have the right) to say anything
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
hum; hmm; hm hm (light chuckle with mouth closed); uh-huh; mm; hmm
well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case
smaller version; miniature version; pocket edition
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
to be helpful; to be useful
having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way
manufacturing cost; production cost
you can't make an omelet without breaking eggs; a small sacrifice may be necessary to solve a more pressing problem
to replace; to convert; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute (person, staff member, player, etc.)
device; equipment; machinery; apparatus
dealing with; coping with
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)
in order to do; for the purpose of doing; must; should
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
to pass (a car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to outdistance